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two u.s. search and rescue teams are on the ground to assist operations from dozens of other countries. 75-member u.s. teams include at least 12 rescue dogs from los angeles. >> the united states will continue to offer any assistance we can as japan recovers from multiple disasters. we will stand with the people of japan in the difficult days ahead. >> reporter: tensions are also high for those trying to get in touch with loved ones. >> the phones were busy all the time. there was no way we could connect. >> reporter: helicopters are using the deck of the uss ronald reagan as a staging area. meantime, a second hydrogen explosion at the nuclear plant raised fears of a complete meltdown. 17 u.s. military personnel returning were exposed to low levels of radiation. the disaster has sparked questions about nuclear energy use. >> i don't think right after a major environmental catastrophe is a good time to be making american domestic policy. i think we ought to concentrate on helping the japanese a
two u.s. search and rescue teams are on the ground to assist operations from dozens of other countries. 75-member u.s. teams include at least 12 rescue dogs from los angeles. >> the united states will continue to offer any assistance we can as japan recovers from multiple disasters. we will stand with the people of japan in the difficult days ahead. >> reporter: tensions are also high for those trying to get in touch with loved ones. >> the phones were busy all the time. there...
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it is unclear what role the u.s. military will play. >>> as we told you a bit earlier here, 20 minutes ago, officials in japan reported more smoke rising from a nuclear reactor at the fukushima power plant t. is coming from the buildings where crews have been working around the clock to cool the overheated reactors with water. nuclear officials say it could take weeks to stabilize the situation. >>> a bay area man gave us a unique look inside of the power plant where they are scrambling to hold off a meltdown. a fellow engineer at the plant. he told us about the problems he discovered this more than 10 years ago. >> i just did a routine survey. >> reporter: the man in the faded picture is this man 30 years ago. the former engineer's first time inside of a nuclear reactor at the fukushima power plant. >> they had to take the fuel out and drain it down and clean it up and put a lead work platform down there. they sent american workers over to do the job. suck up the radiation. >> reporter: it is the same plant where la
it is unclear what role the u.s. military will play. >>> as we told you a bit earlier here, 20 minutes ago, officials in japan reported more smoke rising from a nuclear reactor at the fukushima power plant t. is coming from the buildings where crews have been working around the clock to cool the overheated reactors with water. nuclear officials say it could take weeks to stabilize the situation. >>> a bay area man gave us a unique look inside of the power plant where they are...
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. >>> just a few minutes ago the u.s. labor department said the national unemployment rate dropped. it stands at 8.9%. economist forecast an increase to 9.1% as people who stopped looking for jobs return to certainly for work. analysts also say the economy created jobs in february. right now looks like a pretty good alternate on that news. >>> anyone who bought a first generation ipad can get money back from apple. apple will refund $100 to anyone who bought the old version on february 16th until last wednesday when the company announced it was cutting the price. they must apply for the refund by the middle of this month and have your original receipt. >>> time now 5:52. 50,000 mazda vehicles are being recalled because of spiders. 2009 and 2010 mazda models were affected in this recall. spiders can crawl up into the ventilation system making spider webs in there making it vulnerable to cracks and leaks. mazda dealers will inspect the cars and install the equipment to keep the spiders out. >>> why one race has started for san francisco bay to brakers rigs. the moment you feel run dow
. >>> just a few minutes ago the u.s. labor department said the national unemployment rate dropped. it stands at 8.9%. economist forecast an increase to 9.1% as people who stopped looking for jobs return to certainly for work. analysts also say the economy created jobs in february. right now looks like a pretty good alternate on that news. >>> anyone who bought a first generation ipad can get money back from apple. apple will refund $100 to anyone who bought the old version on...
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the offer is only open to u.s. residents. >> if you have tax questions they are ways you can use your smart phone to get information. apps are available for turbo texas, and the irs for both iphone and android phones. you can even file easy tax returns with a turbo tax app. while that is free you have to pay $14.99 to file the federal and state taxes. >> we'll have a lot more after this. >>> today marks six months since pg&e's pipe line explosion in san bruno. now the company could face criminal charges. i'll explain the latest legal twist coming up
the offer is only open to u.s. residents. >> if you have tax questions they are ways you can use your smart phone to get information. apps are available for turbo texas, and the irs for both iphone and android phones. you can even file easy tax returns with a turbo tax app. while that is free you have to pay $14.99 to file the federal and state taxes. >> we'll have a lot more after this. >>> today marks six months since pg&e's pipe line explosion in san bruno. now the...
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federal reserve meeting for a top level discussion on the u.s. economy and those are watching to see about plans to keep stimulating the economy. >> if your health insurance, health net says they can't account for several hard drives. they believe they contained the health records, financial information and social security numbers for nearly 2 million people. the managed care company won't say the drives were stolen but is offering two years of credit protection. >> muni will decide tomorrow if they need to look for a new boss. they were holding a special meeting to decide whether to looking for a new executive director. current chief is the leading candidate to run the washington d.c. airport authority. he is offered that job, he will stay on san francisco 60 days to help with the transition. >> a supervisors committee is voting today on a key move to keep twitter headquartered in the city. popular social networking site has been exploring a few miles south to brisbane where there is no payroll tax. a supervisor represents the area where twitter
federal reserve meeting for a top level discussion on the u.s. economy and those are watching to see about plans to keep stimulating the economy. >> if your health insurance, health net says they can't account for several hard drives. they believe they contained the health records, financial information and social security numbers for nearly 2 million people. the managed care company won't say the drives were stolen but is offering two years of credit protection. >> muni will decide...
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the head of the u.s. regulatory system says it could take days and possibly weeks to get japan's mass under control at the power plant. u.s. is helping japan deal with this crisis. president obama spoke about the situation yesterday. mr. obama visiting the japanese embassy in washington d.c.. he wrote a message in a book of condolences. he told americans not to worry about an nonnuclear plume causing damage in the nine states. --nuclear-- >> we don't expect to nuclear clouds to reach united states. let me repeat that. we do not expect harmful levels of radiation to reach the west coast, alaska, hawaii or the night is states territories. we are sharing expertise, equipment, technology so that the courageous responders on the scene have the benefit of american timor and support. >> reporter: the u.s. must learn from the power plant crisis he ordered a comprehensive review of all safety plans in the united states. there are more than 100 and nuclear reactors in the united states environmental protection agen
the head of the u.s. regulatory system says it could take days and possibly weeks to get japan's mass under control at the power plant. u.s. is helping japan deal with this crisis. president obama spoke about the situation yesterday. mr. obama visiting the japanese embassy in washington d.c.. he wrote a message in a book of condolences. he told americans not to worry about an nonnuclear plume causing damage in the nine states. --nuclear-- >> we don't expect to nuclear clouds to reach...
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joining us -- mike baker will give us his perspective on the u.s. involvement in libya and what it means with regards to the cia. also flood insurance. some of the issues and topics on "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m.. thank you for being with us on sunday morning. enjoy the rest of your weekend and i hope you have a great week ahead. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> next "newsmakers "with cecile richards from planned parenthood. then senate majority leader trent lott discuss senate reform. after that, new york congressman anthony wiener talks about the health care law. >> this week we are joined by cecile richards, the president of the plan pater -- km federation here to talk about what could be a debate next week when congress returns. this debate between republicans and democrats over whether or not there should be federal funding for planned parenthood. walk us through from your perspective what this is about for you guys. >> it began during the budget debat
joining us -- mike baker will give us his perspective on the u.s. involvement in libya and what it means with regards to the cia. also flood insurance. some of the issues and topics on "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m.. thank you for being with us on sunday morning. enjoy the rest of your weekend and i hope you have a great week ahead. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> next "newsmakers...
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or if it is the west coast, hawaii, alaska or a u.s. territory. let me repeat that. we cannot expect harmful levels of radiation to reach the west coast, hawaii, alaska, where u.s. territory in the pacific. we've also deployed leading experts to help contain the damage. at the japan's nuclear reactors. sharon of expertise, equipment, technology. schering-on expertise, the benefits let the american team work and support. sharing. jonathan is here to show us the screen difference. jonathan? >> wiz the trace amounts let me be clear. -one was a trace amounts these are unmeasurable. when i say trace amounts, let us start of the source. these are still-measurable. the google earth map will show these exactly where these are going. the air quality is saying that an action to make this all the way to the united states. this era is one of this area, is 1 mi. tall. that is how high up in the air that jet stream is. the jet stream will change every few days with the weather patterns. there is a 20-mile no fly zone. and this is showing the wind direction. after saturday, this wa
or if it is the west coast, hawaii, alaska or a u.s. territory. let me repeat that. we cannot expect harmful levels of radiation to reach the west coast, hawaii, alaska, where u.s. territory in the pacific. we've also deployed leading experts to help contain the damage. at the japan's nuclear reactors. sharon of expertise, equipment, technology. schering-on expertise, the benefits let the american team work and support. sharing. jonathan is here to show us the screen difference. jonathan?...
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meanwhile replace the u.s. leading the coalition's campaign. foreign intervention is a result of. forces. more civilian deaths come to light. this week hundreds of thousands marched on the streets of london and. the heart of the e.u. with many angry. for the intervention in libya. million times the norm. for the immediate evacuation of emergency workers. has been detected in the sea in the vicinity. but for now we explore a controversial mining technique where. one of the greatest environmental catastrophes in american history the first part of this. on the day of this interview the small creek less than one mile from their home blows black and that's not normal that's coming from an abandoned home on drugs come from sorry pot. i don't know. what takes bait. out caught. maybe a few more years. and my health this went down tremendously. and i don't ever look to the health class i don't ever look at these times not bankers in vain if i can do to help me. that are only thing i want now i want a good moral i want them to quit pump and are quitting jade and whatever they're doing when
meanwhile replace the u.s. leading the coalition's campaign. foreign intervention is a result of. forces. more civilian deaths come to light. this week hundreds of thousands marched on the streets of london and. the heart of the e.u. with many angry. for the intervention in libya. million times the norm. for the immediate evacuation of emergency workers. has been detected in the sea in the vicinity. but for now we explore a controversial mining technique where. one of the greatest environmental...
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after alaska came under u.s. control the russian american company lost its influence and the russian settlers were offered a choice. either return to russia or live in the reservation like settlement of ninilchik. what became of the money earned in the alaska deal was shrouded in mystery. the official version claimed that the whole payment reach to russia and it was spent on the construction of railways. rumors persisted however that the ship carrying the gold received from the sale of alaska had sunk in the pacific. hungry for the full story we've got it first hand the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. derian school was born and raised in alaska like many alaskans he refers to other states as the lower forty eight gary is sure that americans have a poor impression of the forty nine most people in the lower forty eight don't know that alaska is part of america some believe it's still piped to russia but many believe that it's own country and they wonder what kind of money they're
after alaska came under u.s. control the russian american company lost its influence and the russian settlers were offered a choice. either return to russia or live in the reservation like settlement of ninilchik. what became of the money earned in the alaska deal was shrouded in mystery. the official version claimed that the whole payment reach to russia and it was spent on the construction of railways. rumors persisted however that the ship carrying the gold received from the sale of alaska...
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is the first time and u.s.-based manufacturer it will stop production because of a shortage of parts coming from japan. the automaker says that they have plenty of cars to meet customer demand. >>darya: her thursday it is recalling new car and odyssey minivan over leaking fuel tanks and faulty windshield wiper rods, respectively. the recall covers about 18,000 civics and 33,000 case that covers a valve in the fuel pump module could break or crack in the civic. that, in turn, could lead to a fuel leak in a roll-over crash, and the leaking fuel could lead to a fire. no fires have been reported as a result of the defect. he said very few of the 18,000 cars are thought to be affected. in the odyssey, become bent if the windshield wipers are frozen to the windshield with heavy ice and the wipers are switched on. a bent wiper linkage rod could prevent the front wipers from operating normally. honda says there have been no crashes or injuries reported. honda dealers will cahow if necessary at no cost to the owner. on
is the first time and u.s.-based manufacturer it will stop production because of a shortage of parts coming from japan. the automaker says that they have plenty of cars to meet customer demand. >>darya: her thursday it is recalling new car and odyssey minivan over leaking fuel tanks and faulty windshield wiper rods, respectively. the recall covers about 18,000 civics and 33,000 case that covers a valve in the fuel pump module could break or crack in the civic. that, in turn, could lead to...
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president obama says the u.s. will help the country. >> the images of destruction, flooding coming out of japan is heartbreaking. >> the city of over 12 million people major disruption. public transportation shut down. the city's two major airports closed. total damage is still being assessed but the dollar figure is expected to be astonishing. >> we asked the people of japan to continue to be cautious and vigilant, and we ask the people of japan to act calmly. >> japan's earthquake is the fifth largest in the world since the u.s. started keeping records in the 1900s. the strongest was a magnitude 9.5 in chile back in 1960. four years later a magnitude 9.2 in alaska. japan's quake quick triggered tsunami warnings in 50 nations along the pacific. just to give you an idea how strong, it was stronger here in the bay area. >> tsunami triggered warning sirens at dawn today. sheriff's deputies went door to door telling people to get to higher ground. officials say the tsunami caused severe damage to the harbor in cresce
president obama says the u.s. will help the country. >> the images of destruction, flooding coming out of japan is heartbreaking. >> the city of over 12 million people major disruption. public transportation shut down. the city's two major airports closed. total damage is still being assessed but the dollar figure is expected to be astonishing. >> we asked the people of japan to continue to be cautious and vigilant, and we ask the people of japan to act calmly. >>...
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after alaska came under u.s. control the russian american company lost its influence and the russian settlers were offered a choice. either return to russia or live in the reservation. was shrouded in mystery. the official version. spent on the construction of railways. ship carrying the gold received from the sale of alaska and sunk in the pacific. for the. face to face with. like many. other states in the lower forty eight. of the forty nine most. part of america. but. when they're here. i've actually had. jerry lived in the small settlement. here. a few english words gary however doesn't speak russian. rather passed away a couple of decades ago and my grandmother modest has passed away soon after that just some distance from here my father is buried in and most of my relatives and one day i will be too. right after the peninsula was sold to the americans the village was built on the sea shore all of the employees of the russian american company who refused to move to russia had been banished here by the u.s. g
after alaska came under u.s. control the russian american company lost its influence and the russian settlers were offered a choice. either return to russia or live in the reservation. was shrouded in mystery. the official version. spent on the construction of railways. ship carrying the gold received from the sale of alaska and sunk in the pacific. for the. face to face with. like many. other states in the lower forty eight. of the forty nine most. part of america. but. when they're here. i've...
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president obama will speak to the nation tomorrow night about u.s. military involvement in libya. we will carry his remarks here live. that will be at 4:30 p.m. our time. >>> in japan operates to of a troubled nuclear power plant reported a huge spike in radiation levels was a mistake. a radiation level 1 million times before normal was said to be recorded by the plant worker. the report said the man was so alarmed he took off before taking a second read to go confirm. power play officials just announced the number is not credible. they say they are sorry for the mistake. officials say they are taking another sample to get accurate levels, but they don't know when the results are going to be announced. high levels of radiation in the levels of another reactor were tested on thursday, leading plant officials to believe there may be a breach in that reactor score. >>> the first woman to be nominated for vice president passed away yesterday. back in 1984 walter mondale chose geraldine ferrero, a little-known member of congress from queens, new york to be his running mate. it happened
president obama will speak to the nation tomorrow night about u.s. military involvement in libya. we will carry his remarks here live. that will be at 4:30 p.m. our time. >>> in japan operates to of a troubled nuclear power plant reported a huge spike in radiation levels was a mistake. a radiation level 1 million times before normal was said to be recorded by the plant worker. the report said the man was so alarmed he took off before taking a second read to go confirm. power play...
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steckel had the support of u.s. state secretary who seward was in favor of a u.s. territorial expansion. finally in eight hundred sixty seven after lengthy negotiations alaska was sold to the united states for the price of seven point two million dollars. on october the eighteenth eight hundred sixty seven of the russian flag was lowered in the former alaskan capital of sitka. in its stead america's colors were raised. today happy alaska day is one of the major holidays of the forty ninth state. during the bright show the residents of said to reenact the procedure of handing over the flag from russians to americans. in eight hundred sixty seven the ceremony for placing the russian colony under u.s. control was much more modest. the american government was weary of accusations that they had wasted a lot of money headlines and splashed across the newspapers scoffed at the purchase describing it as nothing more than a box of vice. rumor even had is that of the seven point two million dollars paid some two hundred thousand was given to senators in the form of kick back
steckel had the support of u.s. state secretary who seward was in favor of a u.s. territorial expansion. finally in eight hundred sixty seven after lengthy negotiations alaska was sold to the united states for the price of seven point two million dollars. on october the eighteenth eight hundred sixty seven of the russian flag was lowered in the former alaskan capital of sitka. in its stead america's colors were raised. today happy alaska day is one of the major holidays of the forty ninth...
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president obama says the u.s. will help the country. >> the images of destruction, flooding coming out of japan is heartbreaking. >> the city of over 12 million people major disruption. public transportation shut down. the city's two major airports closed. total damage is still being assessed but the dollar figure is expected to be astonishing. >> we asked the people of japan to continue to be cautious and vigilant, and we ask the people of japan to act calmly. >> japan's earthquake is the fifth largest in the world since the u.s. started keeping records in the 1900s. the strongest was a magnitude 9.5 in chile back in 1960. four years later a magnitude 9.2 in alaska. japan's quake quick triggered tsunami warnings in 50 nations along the pacific. just to give you an idea how strong, it was stronger here in the bay area. >> tsunami triggered warning sirens at dawn today. sheriff's deputies went door to door telling people to get to higher ground. officials say the tsunami caused severe damage to the harbor in cresce
president obama says the u.s. will help the country. >> the images of destruction, flooding coming out of japan is heartbreaking. >> the city of over 12 million people major disruption. public transportation shut down. the city's two major airports closed. total damage is still being assessed but the dollar figure is expected to be astonishing. >> we asked the people of japan to continue to be cautious and vigilant, and we ask the people of japan to act calmly. >>...
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u.s. nuclear regulatory commission says there's no more water in one of the spent fuel pools at the plant. increasing the chance of widespread nuclear fallout. however, japanese officials deny that that pool is dry. the u.s. government is now chartering airplanes to help evacuate u.s. citizens from japan because of the rising radiation levels. voluntary evacuation to family members of government employees. >>> time now 5:01. scientists here on the west coast are closely watching the movement of the radioactive plume coming from the crippled japanese nuclear reactors. it's expected to hit the illusion islands south of alaska some time today. that plume is then expected to reach southern california late tomorrow. the health experts are emphasizing radiation levels are plunging as that plume moves across the ocean. at worse they say health consequences here in the united states would be extremely minor. >>> now the environmental protection agency is installing additional radiation monitors he
u.s. nuclear regulatory commission says there's no more water in one of the spent fuel pools at the plant. increasing the chance of widespread nuclear fallout. however, japanese officials deny that that pool is dry. the u.s. government is now chartering airplanes to help evacuate u.s. citizens from japan because of the rising radiation levels. voluntary evacuation to family members of government employees. >>> time now 5:01. scientists here on the west coast are closely watching the...
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and as i said before, when it comes to u.s. military actions, whether it's a no-fly zone or other options, you've got to balance costs versus benefits. i don't take those decisions lightly. but let me be as clear as i can about the desired outcome from our perspective. and that is that gaddafi step down. we are going to continue to work with the international community to try to achieve that. and we are going to be in close consultation with these opposition groups as they get organized to see how we can bring about that outcome. now, with respect to the budget, i think it's important to understand that right now the discussion is about last year's business. we're talking about how to fund the remainder of this fiscal year. this is an appropriations task. and we have been in very close contact with all members of congress, both parties. i've had conversations with mr. mcconnell. i've had conversations with mr. boehner, with nancy pelosi, and with harry reid about how they should approach this budget problem. know. what we the r
and as i said before, when it comes to u.s. military actions, whether it's a no-fly zone or other options, you've got to balance costs versus benefits. i don't take those decisions lightly. but let me be as clear as i can about the desired outcome from our perspective. and that is that gaddafi step down. we are going to continue to work with the international community to try to achieve that. and we are going to be in close consultation with these opposition groups as they get organized to see...
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millions of retired, and disabled people in the u.s. will face another year without an increase in social security payment. the government is declaring a slight cost of living adjustment next year, which would be the first increase since 2009. for midwest people, rising medicare premiums will wipe out any in race in social security. by law, people who receive both medicare, and social security, have their medicare premiums deducted each month. >>> the awards program was designed to help pg and e manage gas flow in the winter, following the deadly explosion. the utility says it sent $25 cards to 150,000 customers. >>> a vintage lamborghini is being blamed for a garage fire inside a home in detroit. an explosion occurred. the resulting fire ended up spreading through the entire home. >> the garage is completely destroyed. the first level of the had a home is completely destroyed by fire. the heavy smoke coming from the first level of the house, and obviously from the garage area. >> the fire officials are trying to determine what exactly
millions of retired, and disabled people in the u.s. will face another year without an increase in social security payment. the government is declaring a slight cost of living adjustment next year, which would be the first increase since 2009. for midwest people, rising medicare premiums will wipe out any in race in social security. by law, people who receive both medicare, and social security, have their medicare premiums deducted each month. >>> the awards program was designed to...
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to save lives, the u.s. is now developing this robot for the challenge of charnoble. >> the high radiation that makes this a very difficult problem. >> reporter: the intense radiation destroys not only electronics but even rubber and glass. engineers created a high tech armoured robot like this with special cameras and mechanisms to explore the hellish alien world inside charnoble. no one has any idea what to do with the remains of the c hanoble reactor. >> we get experience in that most hazardous of environments where humans have not gone. where radiation levels like that have not been seen. and we will get to validate our technologies and apply them to our clean up and god for bid another nuclear accident. >> reporter: in the years since john filed that report, the sense of danger around charnoble is less. in fact, the ukrainian government is now working plans to ease restrictions around charnoble and allow tourists limited action around the area. reporter magna filed this story. >> reporter: we're driving
to save lives, the u.s. is now developing this robot for the challenge of charnoble. >> the high radiation that makes this a very difficult problem. >> reporter: the intense radiation destroys not only electronics but even rubber and glass. engineers created a high tech armoured robot like this with special cameras and mechanisms to explore the hellish alien world inside charnoble. no one has any idea what to do with the remains of the c hanoble reactor. >> we get experience...
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and the u.s. imposed trade embargo and travel ban unproductive he was seen off by cuban leader who just said he was pleased with the. police in syria have reportedly opened fire the demonstration the homes hearts and over time it was unclear whether shots were fired at protesters or into the head on a speech by president bashar assad in which he did not refer to the state of emergency widely dicta one of the human rights groups or more than sixty people have been killed in a government crackdown on protests since washington. oh heard today the russia close up taking texas to the doorstep of siberia youngins commission we now know for its nuclear research in arms about it went region was shut off to all foreigners until recently as the early ninety's but now it's wide open. yes and i've been sky hosts the welcoming party for returning cosmonauts and astronauts as one of the designated space capsule nanjing cern's social recovery teams are always ready to track and train and just minutes after the e
and the u.s. imposed trade embargo and travel ban unproductive he was seen off by cuban leader who just said he was pleased with the. police in syria have reportedly opened fire the demonstration the homes hearts and over time it was unclear whether shots were fired at protesters or into the head on a speech by president bashar assad in which he did not refer to the state of emergency widely dicta one of the human rights groups or more than sixty people have been killed in a government...
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u.s. epa, san francisco baykeeper, and several other environmental organizations asked the court to get involved to prevent more spills. >> mark: 0 lawyer for six san francisco and its fat or argued it deprives them of their constitutional loading rights. a panel took the case under submission. the right choice system had initiative in 2004, this last four fall right choice voting is where they put choices on the ballot rather than choosing just one. >> darya: 19,000 employees are getting a pink slip is expected to top 20,000 when the union gets a better account appeared in lets employees know that they could lose their jobs, they have until may 15th to issue final pink slips. if you're wondering how safe those body scanners are in the airport so are other people. psa ordered retesting on the scanner's. it showed calculation errors, and other discrepancies by contractors that were heitor to check the radiation lot of spirit they say they gave off the same amount of radiation as traveling t
u.s. epa, san francisco baykeeper, and several other environmental organizations asked the court to get involved to prevent more spills. >> mark: 0 lawyer for six san francisco and its fat or argued it deprives them of their constitutional loading rights. a panel took the case under submission. the right choice system had initiative in 2004, this last four fall right choice voting is where they put choices on the ballot rather than choosing just one. >> darya: 19,000 employees are...
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once a vocal supporter of u.s. president barack obama dr west tells r t why his opinion has drastically changed dr west thank you very much for taking the time to speak with r.t. that's the band here dr west you are one of twelve hundred speakers from around the world who have come here to new york to take part in the left forum this theme it's called tell words the politics of solidarity why do you think that like this is so important one of the just want to pay tribute to the visionary figures behind the left former place that's important world stating that we are now experiencing a we're at a cold democratic awakening in the american empire in the united states people are affected by what's going on in northern africa deeply affected by what's going on in the middle east and more and more now she what is happening in madison wisconsin in columbus ohio you know in other capitals so that i think we've had so much sleep walking in the united states where of course. wall street oligarchs and corporate elites have be
once a vocal supporter of u.s. president barack obama dr west tells r t why his opinion has drastically changed dr west thank you very much for taking the time to speak with r.t. that's the band here dr west you are one of twelve hundred speakers from around the world who have come here to new york to take part in the left forum this theme it's called tell words the politics of solidarity why do you think that like this is so important one of the just want to pay tribute to the visionary...
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as one u.s. official told me, i think they are finally beginning to understand just how critical this is. something they didn't seem to believe for far too long, diane. >> hard to believe they didn't believe for so long. but martha, a question we ask every day about radiation. what can you tell us tonight about exactly how much radiation has escaped around the concentric circles around that plant? >> reporter: well, we've got some really interesting statistics, diane. if you are inside the plant, there's the equivalent of as many as 10,000 x-rays an hour. at the gate, the workers are getting as many as the equivalent of 250 x-rays an hour, or one c.a.t. scan. just outside that japanese evacuation area, that's about 12 miles, as high as two x-rays an hour. and just outside the u.s. evacuation zone, and that's about 50 miles, as high as one x-ray every two days. you can see why they evacuated from those areas, diane. >> martha, thank you. >>> and now, we want to learn more about the 140,000 japanes
as one u.s. official told me, i think they are finally beginning to understand just how critical this is. something they didn't seem to believe for far too long, diane. >> hard to believe they didn't believe for so long. but martha, a question we ask every day about radiation. what can you tell us tonight about exactly how much radiation has escaped around the concentric circles around that plant? >> reporter: well, we've got some really interesting statistics, diane. if you are...
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u.s. officials are trying to calm the nerves of americas who fear radiation can reach the west coast. >> we don't expect it to reach the west coast. >> we have the latest developments from the nuclear power plant, plus how one government age agency is beefing up radiation detection. >> crews are working around the clock at the fukushima dai-ichi nuclear power plant. the crews are working to reconnect electricity to the cooling system to cool the rods. other crews are spraying and dumping water on the nuclear few. smoke can be seen from building number 2 right now. the cause is not known but a explosion hit the building on tuesday. it is possible the cooling chamber is damaged. low levels of radiation have been detected beyond tokyo, which is 140 miles south of the nuclear power plant. u.s. is warning americans to leave the country and the government is offering voluntary evacuations. today president obama spoke about the situation in japan. this is video of president obama visiting the jap
u.s. officials are trying to calm the nerves of americas who fear radiation can reach the west coast. >> we don't expect it to reach the west coast. >> we have the latest developments from the nuclear power plant, plus how one government age agency is beefing up radiation detection. >> crews are working around the clock at the fukushima dai-ichi nuclear power plant. the crews are working to reconnect electricity to the cooling system to cool the rods. other crews are spraying...
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the u.s. or poles have you all for all eyes is still a operations in libya while the libyan foreign minister defected to the u.k. but neither development thinks a stunt pro could out the forces from republicans but the prevalent. cold since dave lives in the fukushima nuclear plant is radiation levels in the sea reach new high the u.n. bush's budget plan to expand the evacuation say. on russia close up travel to side periods cool step west space travelers get that welcome home from orbit join also the journey up big we. are very warm welcome to you this is a line from the u.s. reportedly sending cia teams into libya to gather intelligence and set up links with rivals when it comes as donaldson grobe about the exact makeup of the movement colonel gadhafi pointed criticism of plans to arm them with nato officials themselves admitting they fear that al-qaeda fighters are among the rebels pulis leader has the latest from tripoli. well they have been air strikes in the east and south eastern suburb
the u.s. or poles have you all for all eyes is still a operations in libya while the libyan foreign minister defected to the u.k. but neither development thinks a stunt pro could out the forces from republicans but the prevalent. cold since dave lives in the fukushima nuclear plant is radiation levels in the sea reach new high the u.n. bush's budget plan to expand the evacuation say. on russia close up travel to side periods cool step west space travelers get that welcome home from orbit join...
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japanese meteorologists are calling this quake a 7.9, but just within the past 45 minutes, the u.s. upgraded that to 8.8. japanese television network showed employees stumbling around as books and papers came crashing down on them. the tsunami threat is not limited to japan. for a better understanding of what that means, we go live to roberta gonzalez who is standing by. roberta. >> i am getting off the television from the west coast. in addition, i verified this with the national weather service. they have not even had the time to print this out yet, but now in effect, a tsunami watch for the entire west coast. this does include from the canadian, washington border as far south as california and the mexican border. so indeed now a tsunami watch in effect for the san francisco bay coastline. what does that mean? we just don't know at this particular time yet. this is a fluid situation in which the national weather service, the tsunami center are watching the bowies and as the waves approach the bowies, we'll get a good indication on the height, the size of these waves as they head t
japanese meteorologists are calling this quake a 7.9, but just within the past 45 minutes, the u.s. upgraded that to 8.8. japanese television network showed employees stumbling around as books and papers came crashing down on them. the tsunami threat is not limited to japan. for a better understanding of what that means, we go live to roberta gonzalez who is standing by. roberta. >> i am getting off the television from the west coast. in addition, i verified this with the national weather...
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and all the carrying on that goes on in the in the press and you know the vanity fair's and in the u.s. news and world reports and all at that where the authors are warning people to believe that that we're absolutely script in appalachia down to nothing. in order to get the mineral is patently untrue it's patently untrue when you look around at the forest and mountains that we have a recent environmental impact statement from the e.p.a. estimates over eight hundred square miles of mountains of already been destroyed this includes the permanent destruction of over four hundred fifty individual mountain summits across the region the report also indicates the permanent loss of over twelve hundred miles of mountain streams. although federal regulations for mine reclamation require that mountaintop removal sites be returned to their original contour these mines are routinely granted wavers mined areas are typically graded and then hydro seeded with less bodies or grass which clings to the compacted shale and rock that now makes up the topsoil nature builds soil for free but she creates the
and all the carrying on that goes on in the in the press and you know the vanity fair's and in the u.s. news and world reports and all at that where the authors are warning people to believe that that we're absolutely script in appalachia down to nothing. in order to get the mineral is patently untrue it's patently untrue when you look around at the forest and mountains that we have a recent environmental impact statement from the e.p.a. estimates over eight hundred square miles of mountains of...
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. >> the treasury announced sanctions of qaddafi's wife and four of his u.s. sons, getting the libyan leader to defect. abc news, washington. >> in his recorded weekly address, mr. obama promises to keep up the fight to pass the paycheck act which empowers women in their fight for equal pay. they earn an average of 75 cents for every dollar a man earns. >> that's why i was disappointed. the paycheck fairness act was blocked by just two votes in the senate. that's why i'm going to keep up the reforms in that bill. >> he feels deeply about that. he wants no limit to what they can achieve. teachers in mount diablo school district has reached an agreement to reduce 39 layoffs in the schools this year. the teachers agreed yesterday to take three unpaid furlough days by june 30th. their union plans to hold two public meetings and hold a vote by the end of the month. next year's contract which takes effect july 1st won't occur until september. they sent out 93 preliminary layoff notices for next year ahead of tuesday's state-mandated pink slip deadline. so many schoo
. >> the treasury announced sanctions of qaddafi's wife and four of his u.s. sons, getting the libyan leader to defect. abc news, washington. >> in his recorded weekly address, mr. obama promises to keep up the fight to pass the paycheck act which empowers women in their fight for equal pay. they earn an average of 75 cents for every dollar a man earns. >> that's why i was disappointed. the paycheck fairness act was blocked by just two votes in the senate. that's why i'm going...
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. >> u.s. experts believe it could be weeks before the emergency is resolved, and americans are being urged to flee a 50 mile area around the plant. on our shores, radiation monitoring has been stepped up on the west coast as a precaution. >> we do not expect harmful levels of radiation to reach the west coast, alaska, hawaii or u.s. territories in the pacific. >> we have seen no radiation, by the way, even on incoming cargo or passengers that comes close to reaching a harmful level. >> in tokyo, experts say radiation levels are below harmful levels, but anxiety is on the rise. and the pentagon is organizing a voluntary evacuation of american military families and citizens who want to get out. >> now, there is a lot of american expertise with regard to nuclear energy that's being called upon to help in japan. tonight we've learned of another american resource that's being looked into, the super soaker, the converted 747 used to drop huge amounts of water on wildfires. we talked with the company
. >> u.s. experts believe it could be weeks before the emergency is resolved, and americans are being urged to flee a 50 mile area around the plant. on our shores, radiation monitoring has been stepped up on the west coast as a precaution. >> we do not expect harmful levels of radiation to reach the west coast, alaska, hawaii or u.s. territories in the pacific. >> we have seen no radiation, by the way, even on incoming cargo or passengers that comes close to reaching a harmful...
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the rebels in libya but maintained there is no reason to believe their presence is significant but a u.s. military study three years ago said lidia's made up the second largest group of jihadists in the world right after saudi arabia all of that seems to be discarded as the u.s. is trying to prop up the opposition in libya as some analysts say in an attempt to forge a relationship with them that would be favorable for the united states in the future but experts say arming the rebels could backfire we've been in a situation in afghanistan one day we help people and the next day they shoot at us in afghanistan back in the eighty's the u.s. had a narrow goal to help them fight soviet troops subsequently the same militants turned their rockets and training against the u.s. . among those of them was osama bin ladin whose group of eventually evolved into al qaida. and what we see with the troubles. you know so. leading to. construction of the boat well over two decades after arming the afghan mujahedeen america is now considering giving weapons to another rebel band with an unclear identity si
the rebels in libya but maintained there is no reason to believe their presence is significant but a u.s. military study three years ago said lidia's made up the second largest group of jihadists in the world right after saudi arabia all of that seems to be discarded as the u.s. is trying to prop up the opposition in libya as some analysts say in an attempt to forge a relationship with them that would be favorable for the united states in the future but experts say arming the rebels could...
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they will talk about ways to improve relations between the u.s. and cuba. this trip is scheduled to be a private nongovernmental mission. >>> your child's doctor might have new questions at the next checkup. according to a report published today doctors should ask about a child's use of social media. that's because social networks like facebook could be linked to teen depression. researchers say online bullying could be more hurtful. >>> good morning, right now traffic is getting a little bit busier on some of the roots here on the east shore freeway for example it's getting busy as you pass. by the way that smoke is steam coming from one of the plants there. don't worry about that. westbound 80 as you head out toward the mccarthur maze the traffic is busy. there is a stalled big rig in one of the right lanes. it's causing a little bit of a backup there. it looks like it's kind of normal for this time which is about 8-10 minute delay at the toll plaza. if you are driving in the north bay let's say you're on 80 or coming out of the napa valley and trying to
they will talk about ways to improve relations between the u.s. and cuba. this trip is scheduled to be a private nongovernmental mission. >>> your child's doctor might have new questions at the next checkup. according to a report published today doctors should ask about a child's use of social media. that's because social networks like facebook could be linked to teen depression. researchers say online bullying could be more hurtful. >>> good morning, right now traffic is...
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u.s. government is now chartering airports to evacuate u.s. citizens because of the rising radiation levels. volunteering air fares for family members of government employees. >>> closely watching the movement of the radioactive plume coming from the crippled reactors. it's churning across the pacific ocean and expected to reach the islands south of alaska some time today. then the plume is expected to reach southern california late tomorrow. now the health experts emphasize radiation levels are plunging as that plume moves across the ocean. at worse they say, health consequences here in the u.s. would be extremely minor. now the environmental protection agency is installing more radiation monitors here in california just to keep track of any possible radiation coming from japan. ktvu's jade hernandez is live now at uc berkeley to tell us about these extra precautions. good morning, jade. >> reporter: good morning. we are live at cal this morning. and we wanted to bring you here to the cam
u.s. government is now chartering airports to evacuate u.s. citizens because of the rising radiation levels. volunteering air fares for family members of government employees. >>> closely watching the movement of the radioactive plume coming from the crippled reactors. it's churning across the pacific ocean and expected to reach the islands south of alaska some time today. then the plume is expected to reach southern california late tomorrow. now the health experts emphasize radiation...
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so the u.s. does not stand out. no matter how many people die, the u.s. was determined not to move until there was a u.n. resolution. >> bill plante for us at the white house, thanks. >>> now time to change gears a little. all of that great weather the west coast is known for has made its way to the middle of the country to the east coast. marysol castro is in central park here in new york city this morning with a check of the weather for us. good morning. >> nice and sunny! >> oh, absolutely. good morning to you. spring doesn't officially start until sunday but don't tell the folks in central park that. much of the country feeling spring-like temperatures throughout the weekend but we turn our focus to the national picture. we can show it to you in full force. light precipitation in the great lakes area. but you can see up and down the east coast just beautiful high pressure. we turn over to the west coast. the thanks so much. that's your latest weather. now back over to chris and erica. >> mary, thanks. >> vegas is humid and they still got us. >> we can
so the u.s. does not stand out. no matter how many people die, the u.s. was determined not to move until there was a u.n. resolution. >> bill plante for us at the white house, thanks. >>> now time to change gears a little. all of that great weather the west coast is known for has made its way to the middle of the country to the east coast. marysol castro is in central park here in new york city this morning with a check of the weather for us. good morning. >> nice and...
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u.s. congressman dennis kucinich says the bombings that are reportedly caused civilian deaths and possible humanitarian crisis have been carried out by the u.s. unconstitutionally. since congress wasn't consulted on whether to go to war and i think the only real power congress has here to assert itself as the people's representative is to stop funding you can do it with a few leaders but there are five hundred thirty five members of congress the constitution of the united states makes it abundantly clear that the war powers is put in the hands of the congress this is not an academic issue by the way because what we have is a president who basically is assumed as a matter of executive privilege the war power the bombing that has occurred through it and in large no fly zone where the no fly zone mandate was expanded to go after these troops and then expand it further to help the rebels as they move towards tripoli there's no way you can avoid civilian casualties and so what we're doing here
u.s. congressman dennis kucinich says the bombings that are reportedly caused civilian deaths and possible humanitarian crisis have been carried out by the u.s. unconstitutionally. since congress wasn't consulted on whether to go to war and i think the only real power congress has here to assert itself as the people's representative is to stop funding you can do it with a few leaders but there are five hundred thirty five members of congress the constitution of the united states makes it...
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the u.s. navy. >>> it's been an anxious morning for some b.a.r.t. comcommuters -- commuters. >>> right now, hundreds of bay area community college students and their supporters are heading north to the state's capitol. "mornings on 2" starts now. >>> well, good morning to you. i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. it's monday, march 14th. >>> just hours ago, b.a.r.t. took -- took care of one problem. >> sal has more on the coverage. >> what happened? >> the system is running well. allie rasmus has more. >> reporter: well, right now, there are delays of trains coming in san francisco. at the concord station. that brought the strain line and traffic to a complete standstill. news chopper 2 was overhead when it happened. b.a.r.t. officials still don't know why that derailment happened. crews worked overnight to remove the derailed tank -- train. at 4:00 a.m. this morning, the work was complete and selves was restored. back out here live, there were delays. when we talked to commuters this morning
the u.s. navy. >>> it's been an anxious morning for some b.a.r.t. comcommuters -- commuters. >>> right now, hundreds of bay area community college students and their supporters are heading north to the state's capitol. "mornings on 2" starts now. >>> well, good morning to you. i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. it's monday, march 14th. >>> just hours ago, b.a.r.t. took -- took care of one problem. >> sal has more on the coverage....
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well people have been evacuated from coastal areas in u.s. islands of hawaii you know to a higher ground the earthquake in japan triggered tsunami alerts all across the pacific as you mentioned fears are there's a tsunami could reach the coast of california but of course it was set very good grasp of the massive earthquake it's natural to eight point nine on return to penny's used to earthquakes like those but this is that that is the biggest on record in the country's history it was one of those people called shallow earthquakes mean it didn't happen in the ocean but very close to the shore if the impact is the devastating even though japan probably better than any other country is approved foods deal with natural disasters like in the you know they do all their construction considering the dangers they face from nature but some are just too strong we've seen cars in homes washed away by nasty would leave their buildings were set of ways preliminary reports suggest as you mention police ninety five people died at the toll. right. now going t
well people have been evacuated from coastal areas in u.s. islands of hawaii you know to a higher ground the earthquake in japan triggered tsunami alerts all across the pacific as you mentioned fears are there's a tsunami could reach the coast of california but of course it was set very good grasp of the massive earthquake it's natural to eight point nine on return to penny's used to earthquakes like those but this is that that is the biggest on record in the country's history it was one of...
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well kavin the tsunami waves have hit the u.s. mainland the u.s. west coast pacifically the states of oregon california and washington have been on high alert since early friday morning but the tsunami there did not cause any serious damage those were just strong waves are six feet high on average that's the height of a tall person evacuations nevertheless it been earlier ordered in parts of washington and oregon scientists acknowledge they overstated those threat but be friended their actions saying they took the proper steps and learned the lessons of the two thousand and four indonesian tsunami that killed thousands of people who didn't get enough warning the fears of tsunami causing any serious damage in the u.s. mainland really diminished after the waves hit the islands of hawaii this morning waves of about six feet again were recorded there again they're happy no reports of destruction there in hawaii roadways and beaches where am t. is the tsunami struck the state which it hours to prepare sirens sounded throughout the night and residents in
well kavin the tsunami waves have hit the u.s. mainland the u.s. west coast pacifically the states of oregon california and washington have been on high alert since early friday morning but the tsunami there did not cause any serious damage those were just strong waves are six feet high on average that's the height of a tall person evacuations nevertheless it been earlier ordered in parts of washington and oregon scientists acknowledge they overstated those threat but be friended their actions...
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it is true all three of them have really focused in the areas where a lot of u.s. and allied forces are seeing action, are actually involved in combat, so your story is different than theirs. what does it mean to show your body of work along side of the stories that probably are more familiar? what kind of juxtaposition does that create for you as an artist? >> i think the strength of bringing the two different stories together is i think there is a real danger in focusing only on surface similarities between conflicts. when people look at a body of work and say that they see in this conflict photography, and it reminds them of somalia or iraq, i think that is dangerous because i think there are very unique elements to each conflict, and if you do not focus on the distinctions, you start to create a broader, watered-down topic, which is armed conflict, so i think it is important that when we focus on conflict, we make sure we do not just generalize, but we allow specific places and voices and people to be heard and we do not make these generalized assumptions about
it is true all three of them have really focused in the areas where a lot of u.s. and allied forces are seeing action, are actually involved in combat, so your story is different than theirs. what does it mean to show your body of work along side of the stories that probably are more familiar? what kind of juxtaposition does that create for you as an artist? >> i think the strength of bringing the two different stories together is i think there is a real danger in focusing only on surface...
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particular airport screening technology that the tsa has adopted and now hopes to widely deploy in u.s. airports, and that is the body scanner technology. we became aware of this technology almost six years ago. we followed it at the very beginning the concerns raised about the privacy impact, about the health impacts, and also w4r the technology would be effective. we were cautious at the outset, and we wouldn't make any strong statements until we obtained more facts to understand how the technology would be used, so it began a series of freedom of information act requests. we were trying to understand the tech technical specifications, the protocols, contracts arranged with the venders, and we began to work with expert organizations, civil rights groups, groups across the political spectrum, and groups in the travel industry. as we became aware of the concerns raised, we've joined with the organizations and submitted a petition to secretary that poll tan know in the spring of 2009 shortly after we learned of the tsa's plan to make these body scanners the primary screening technique i
particular airport screening technology that the tsa has adopted and now hopes to widely deploy in u.s. airports, and that is the body scanner technology. we became aware of this technology almost six years ago. we followed it at the very beginning the concerns raised about the privacy impact, about the health impacts, and also w4r the technology would be effective. we were cautious at the outset, and we wouldn't make any strong statements until we obtained more facts to understand how the...